defense team
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3.2
- noun
- /dɪˈfɛns tim/
- US
:
equipo de defensa
- During the trial, the defense team presented compelling evidence to support the defendant's innocence.
- defense team members
- capital defense team
I love how Trump's, I love how Trump's defense team is like, there's so much evidence of fraud.
- I love how Trump's, I love how Trump's defense team is like, there's so much evidence of fraud.
- And then in a formal objection, the defense team has gone public with one hint of what we believe is to come at trial claiming Kohlberger has an alibi.
- I mean, honestly, I lost a lot of respect actually for his full defense team.
Examples
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Each member of the defense team brought their expertise to ensure the best possible outcome for the case.
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Scanlan says the defense team has just now received toxicology results that still need to be analyzed.
Blog text (12) -
I want you all to meet a new addition to the defense team.
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I led the defense team.
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I think it's time you meet the most important member of my defense team.
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Do you know who the defense team's investigator is?
Fiction book (2001) -
At this moment, the entire defense team is working nonstop.
Fiction book (1996) -
The head of Brother Love's defense team was former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
Blog text (20) -
However, most social workers are added to defense teams composed of public defenders representing indigent clients.
Academic text (2006) -
The tactical superiority of the defense team was evident from the outset.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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3.2
The lawyers and arguments used to help someone in court
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3.2
Lawyers who represent a person accused of a crime in court
Antonyms
- Specialized
397
5.1
Lawyers who present the state's case against someone accused of a crime in court
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the lawyers and legal professionals representing the defendant' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'defense' (the legal side or plea in a trial) with 'team' (a group of people). This noun–noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistically common compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Defense team comes from the words defense (to protect) and team (a group working together). Picture a group standing behind a person to protect them in a game; that's why the phrase means the lawyers who 'protect' a defendant in court.